Patents by Inventor Nathan T. Frame

Nathan T. Frame has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Wireless audio coupler and amplifier for mobile phone, tablet device, MP3 player and the like
    Patent number: 9210491
    Abstract: An electronic amplifier device amplifies magnetic audio signals emanating from a portable electronic device placed thereon. The electronic amplifier device includes a housing having a designated area for placement of the portable electronic device thereon, an amplifier circuit, and at least one loudspeaker electrically coupled to the amplifier circuit. A wireless audio coupler circuit situated within the electronic amplifier device includes a magnetic signal pick-up coil which is situated in close proximity to the designated area on the housing. The magnetic signal pick-up coil senses magnetic signals emanating from the portable electronic device placed on the designated area of the housing, and the electronic amplifier device amplifies these signals and provides them to the loudspeaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: VOXX International Corporation
    Inventors: Prapan Paul Tinaphong, John Anthony Andrews, Songling Zhao, Nathan T. Frame, S Ian Geise, David A. Benedetti, Kevin Kei Kwan Lee
  • WIRELESS AUDIO COUPLER AND AMPLIFIER FOR MOBILE PHONE, TABLET DEVICE, MP3 PLAYER AND THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20150334483
    Abstract: An electronic amplifier device amplifies magnetic audio signals emanating from a portable electronic device placed thereon. The electronic amplifier device includes a housing having a designated area for placement of the portable electronic device thereon, an amplifier circuit, and at least one loudspeaker electrically coupled to the amplifier circuit. A wireless audio coupler circuit situated within the electronic amplifier device includes a magnetic signal pick-up coil which is situated in close proximity to the designated area on the housing. The magnetic signal pick-up coil senses magnetic signals emanating from the portable electronic device placed on the designated area of the housing, and the electronic amplifier device amplifies these signals and provides them to the loudspeaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: VOXX International Corporation
    Inventors: Prapan Paul Tinaphong, John Anthony Andrews, Songling Zhao, Nathan T. Frame, S. Ian Geise, David A. Benedetti, Kevin Kei Kwan Lee
  • WIRELESS AUDIO COUPLER AND AMPLIFIER FOR MOBILE PHONE, TABLET DEVICE, MP3 PLAYER AND THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20140169605
    Abstract: An electronic amplifier device amplifies magnetic audio signals emanating from a portable electronic device placed thereon. The electronic amplifier device includes a housing having a designated area for placement of the portable electronic device thereon, an amplifier circuit, and at least one loudspeaker electrically coupled to the amplifier circuit. A wireless audio coupler circuit situated within the electronic amplifier device includes a magnetic signal pick-up coil which is situated in close proximity to the designated area on the housing. The magnetic signal pick-up coil senses magnetic signals emanating from the portable electronic device placed on the designated area of the housing, and the electronic amplifier device amplifies these signals and provides them to the loudspeaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: VOXX International Corporation
    Inventors: Prapan Paul Tinaphong, John Anthony Andrews, Songling Zhao, Nathan T. Frame, S. Ian Geise, David A. Benedetti, Kevin Kei Kwan Lee